My Left Eye Can See Through Everything - Chapter 81 - The Police Have Arrived
This was a ceramic vase, and at first glance, it looked incredibly beautiful!
Without any hesitation, Zhou Yang directly used the appraisal function:
[Item Name: Yuan blue-and-white plum vase, authentic!]
[Item Description: Yuan blue-and-white porcelain, also known as Yuan blue-and-white, is blue-and-white ceramics produced during the Yuan Dynasty, originating in the Tang Dynasty and flourishing in the Yuan Dynasty!]
[Note: Excavation time is less than a month ago]
Upon seeing this item, Zhou Yang squinted his eyes because this was one of the items packed in the box from that day.
Clearly, Zhou Yang had guessed correctly.
“Zhou Yang, what do you think?”
Huang Jicheng whispered quietly in Zhou Yang’s ear.
“Old Huang, don’t touch it, I saw this thing that day!”
Zhou Yang spoke softly, but Huang Jicheng heard him clearly.
This confirmed what Zhou Yang had said earlier, that tonight’s antique exchange conference was indeed a den for selling stolen goods.
“I’ll offer 200,000!”
Just as Zhou Yang and the others were exchanging glances, someone started bidding, and the bidder was none other than Yu Chengfu.
Zhou Yang didn’t know this guy initially, but he bore a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to Yu Jinlong.
Anyone with a bit of sense could see the relationship between these two.
Yu Chengfu clearly wanted to make a bold move, and indeed, it was effective.
Their family was not short of money, with wealth that could last for generations, but they lacked heritage.
In the early years, they were involved in the Underworld, and although they later cleaned up and started legitimate businesses, many peers still looked down on them.
To shake off the nouveau riche label, Yu Chengfu, under the guidance of a wise person, began to read more books and engage in elegant activities in recent years.
Activities like playing golf, hosting banquets, and even purchasing antiques.
This method proved effective, gradually allowing him to enter the circles of these people.
Because of this, he cared even less about how much money he spent; as long as the item was useful to them, he was willing to pay for it.
So, he started with an offer of 200,000.
“I’ll offer 250,000!”
This time, the bidder was a woman in her forties, who looked quite wealthy.
“400,000!”
Yu Chengfu directly raised the price to 400,000, which was already quite high.
If this antique were to be auctioned, it wouldn’t be unusual to fetch over a million with good luck.
Normally, it would sell well for tens of thousands, even though the vase was relatively small, about the size of the Jade Purity Vase held by Guanyin.
But after all, it was Yuan blue-and-white porcelain. However, given today’s circumstances, it wasn’t a formal auction.
Everyone was here to find bargains, hoping to buy the best items for the least money, so generally, people wouldn’t raise the price like this.
Because if I raise your price, you might raise mine later, which is a lose-lose situation.
But Yu Chengfu was an exception; he didn’t care about the price, so his offer essentially set the price.
The wealthy lady originally intended to bid again, but for some unknown reason, she ultimately gave up.
“Congratulations, Mr. Yu, this Yuan blue-and-white porcelain is yours. Please come to the side for the transaction!”
Zhu Xuehua’s face was full of smiles at this moment. This was his manor, and he organized this banquet, now off to a good start.
Anyone would be happy with this.
Yu Chengfu cupped his hands, exchanged pleasantries, and then went to the side for the transaction.
Yu Jinlong followed him, and as he passed by Zhou Yang, he glared at Zhou Yang with a contemptuous look.
This behavior seemed particularly childish, like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, despite being a man in his thirties.
Utterly ridiculous.
“Zhou Yang, this guy is really annoying. Let’s trick him again someday!”
Ji Lanyan, who had been holding Zhou Yang’s arm, suddenly blurted out.
“Maybe we won’t have to wait until someday!”
Zhou Yang’s words were cryptic, and Ji Lanyan didn’t understand, so she shook Zhou Yang’s arm in dissatisfaction.
“Explain it clearly! What do you mean by that?”
Zhou Yang took a deep breath, knowing Ji Lanyan’s figure was top-notch.
Holding his arm and acting coy, shaking it, almost took his life.
“Keep it low-key, we’ll talk about it when we get back!”
Ji Lanyan knew this occasion wasn’t suitable for discussing certain matters, so she didn’t continue to mess around.
However, her grip on his arm seemed to tighten.
With a good start, the subsequent transactions at the conference proceeded in turns.
Anyone could bring items up for auction and trade, even Zhu Xuehua had auctioned off two items.
Zhou Yang kept checking the time, feeling anxious as the auction had been going on for dozens of minutes, and Zhu Xuehua was already introducing the third item.
But where were the police?
Just then, the manor’s door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a team of fully armed police officers appeared abruptly before everyone.
Clearly, this was a surprise operation, which explained why no one heard any alarms.
“Don’t move, we are from Jinling XXX Bureau. I am Captain Liu Jiaqi of the Criminal Police Brigade. I suspect someone is illegally selling and trading prohibited items.”
“Please do not move and cooperate with the investigation. Search!”
After Liu Jiaqi finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the fully armed officers rushed out.
The first step was to control everyone present, the second step was to seize the items, cash, and other materials on site.
The third step was to apprehend the suspects.
“Captain Liu, this is a misunderstanding, definitely a misunderstanding!”
Zhu Xuehua knew things were bad. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that they had brought in a large amount of cash and gathered together was already a problem.
A charge of illegal assembly and fundraising would be enough to trouble them.
If they found any prohibited items, he, as the host, would definitely be in trouble.
“Boss Zhu, whether it’s a misunderstanding is not for you or me to decide. Here is the search warrant, please cooperate!”
Liu Jiaqi was blunt; his orders were to take everyone and everything, including money, from here to the police station.
As for other matters, they were not within his jurisdiction.
Zhou Yang cooperated fully, obediently squatting on the ground.
At this moment, he was secretly delighted, not knowing if others would be in trouble, but he knew some people definitely would.
For instance, those who bought the treasures freshly dug from the ground were bound to be implicated.
Additionally, Zhu Xuehua, if he didn’t know about this, Zhou Yang would be willing to live stream eating dirt.
As for another unlucky person, that would be Jia Haoren.
Wait, where did Jia Haoren go?
Only then did Zhou Yang realize Jia Haoren was missing…